Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Tennis: Exceptional year for Grigor Dimitrov and Viktoriya Tomova

| updated on 12/26/23 11:16 AM
Grigor Dimitrov and Viktoriya Tomova
Photo: EPA/BGNES, bgtennis.bg

Bulgaria’s top tennis players, men and women, are ending the year with prestigious positions in the world rankings.

Grigor Dimitrov, who, in his last match played at the finals of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Paris, occupies 14th position with 2,570 points. Top of the ATP rankings of Novak Djokovic, Serbia, followed by Carlos Alcaraz, Spain and Daniil Medvedev, Russia.

Viktoriya Tomova is ending the year in 80th position in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings with 873 points. During the year the Bulgarian player won the tennis tournament in Valencia with a prize fund of USD 100,000. The rankings are topped by Iga Swiatek, Poland, second comes Aryna Sabalenka, Belarus and third – Coco Gauff, USA. 



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Vesela Lecheva (in the middle).

Burgas to host European Shooting Championships 2026

The European Shooting Confederation has voted in favour of Bulgaria to host Euro 2026 in Burgas for the U21, U18 and U16 age categories.  "Hosting the tournament will give our young athletes a chance to gain confidence and motivation. I will not..

published on 6/14/24 2:52 PM
Rumen Paytashev

Rumen Paytashev: There is always hope for Bulgarian football to bounce off the bottom

Starting today, football fans across Europe will sit in front of the TV to cheer for their favorite teams and suffer their losses together. They will also have the opportunity to delve into the history of the European Football Championships, as told..

published on 6/14/24 6:05 AM

Yachts will race non-stop for two days at "Varna 200"

The "Varna 200" sailing regatta will start on 12 June from the Varna Marine Station. The race will cover a distance of 200 miles in the Black Sea along the Bulgarian coast. The regatta will be monitored in real time by the Safety Tracker system. Last..

published on 6/12/24 7:30 AM